The Portland daily press., 1887-03-10
The Vote In the House on the Woman
Suffrage Question.
Bangor Determined to Fight for the
Bangor Piscataquis Railroad.


Especial to the Pressl
AUGUSTA, March 8.
The Senate today settled the Bar Harbo
water question by passing to be engrosse
the bill to charter the new company. Senate
Heath made forcible defence of the oil,
company, and attacking the statements mad
by Mr.. Gardiner, the expert whose testi
mony was used so freely in the hearing Mr.
Heath's argument tended to show that tn,
old company was fully able to supply Bal
Harbor. On the other side Senator Lumber
replied to Mr.. Heath in one of the bes
speeches he has made this session. II th,
people of Bar Harbor were satisfied with th,
old company, why did that company feal
rivals? He thought the very fact that they
had such fear OF rivals an evidence thai
something was wrong at Bar Harbor.
At the close of Mr.. Lumbert's speech !
vote was taken on a motion that had beer
made by Mr.. Goodenow to refer the new
charter to the next Legislature. The motion
was defeated by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Burrill, Goodenow, Heath. Ken
dali, Libbey, Nickels, Wallace.
Flint cSeT GasSee Asn 2 paggs Dunne
Lord Lumbert, Phair. Rich. Russell. SfmpsoD
Sleeper, Wescott. Weymouth-19.
ABSENT OR NOT VoTING-Messrs Harmon
Norcross, Young. Sargent.
Senator Norcross, who would have voted
YES" was paired with Senator Sargent.
Then Senator Heath, saying that the new
company pr0fessed only to want pure water.
proposed an amendment which would have
mad Judge OF the Supreme Court appoint a
commission OF three experts, who should
direct the Rodicks to make such improve
ments as are necessary to give Bar Harbor a
first class supply. And il these improve
ments were not made. the new company
might go ahead and build their works with
out any obligations to the Rodicks sucb as
are included in the charter before the Legis-
lature. But Mr.. Lumbert opposed this. and
on call OF the yeas and nays the amend
ment was defeated, the vote being identical
with the former one. Then ON motion of
making the valuation of Rodicks' works in
dependent of any effect that might result
from the existence of q new charter
Then the bill passed to be engrossed II
VIII now go to the House for concurrence in
MT; Goodenow's amendment. The House
water fight may be said to be at an end with
victory for the Eden Company.
Indians and the Tariff.
The Indians of Kingsclear Reservation.
N. b., are having their first experience with
tariff, and they don't like it. They have
brought their snow-shoes into the United
States and sold them from time immemori-
al, as they say, without knowing there was
such thing as tariff. But from some rea-
son, probably the new born zeal of the Dem
ocratic collector on the northwestern border,
the Indians have been required to pay a tar
III on their scanty wares. SO they appealed
to Gov. Bodwell, and he turned their petition
over to the legislature. 1t was read in the
Senate this morning, and was ordered priRt-
ed, This is the first of the petition:
To the Lieutenant Governor of Maine, United
Your Excellency-We, the Indians of Kingsclear
reserve. York County, N. b., humbly lay at the
feet OF Your Excellencv, the following petition,
with the full assurance that it will meet with your
appreciation, viz:
From time immemorial it has been the custom
OF the Indians Of the above reserve to bring their
snow-shoes and moccasins TO Houlton, Me and
there offer them for sale without let or hindrance
on the part OF the customs authorities of that
been forbidden to dispose of their goods there
without paying duty of fifty cents on each pair
OF snow-shoes, and 15 cents on every pair OF moe
casinS.
Signed by Chief Francis Toner and five coun-
cillors.
1t is probable that this matter will 90 to
the committee on federal relations, and per-
haps to Washington.
Convict Labor.
The subject of convict labor has engaged
the attention of two committees, judiciary
and State prison. The judiciary have al
ready reported a bill prescribing that not
more than ten per cent of the convicts shall
be employed in any one Industry. 1t was
thought that this would diminish the effect
of the competition ON any one branch of free
industry. This bill, however, did not meet
the approval of the prison inspectors and
others acquainted with the situation at
Thomaston. Today, however, the prison
committee reported bill that seems better
suited to accomplish practical and satisfacto-
ry results. This is the bill in full as report
cd by the committee:
Sect. 1.-The warden and inspectors, together
with the Governor and Council, shall constitute a
board which shall fix and determine from time to
time, The number of convicts to be employed in
any one industry, and to designate the industries
or kinds of labor that may hereafter be carried on
IN SAID prison. having reference to the welfare of
said conyicts, the order and discipline of said
prison, and particularly the outside industrial in
lerests Of our State.
Sect. 2-The warden, together with the inspec-
tors, Governor and Council, are authorized TO
procure overseers and maintain, or cause to be
procured and maintained, all necessary materials,
machinery, tools, apparatus or accommodations
needtul for the purpose of carrying on and con-
ducting such trades and industries as may be al-
Sect. 3.-Ten Thousand dollars is hereby appro-
priated as contingent fund to be used to carry
out the provisions of this act. the money to be
M drawn Dy me warden as approved by the Gov
Sect; 4.-This act shall take effect when ap-
proved.
The judiciary committee however, have
decided to amend their bill by adding this
provision to the section which limits the
number OF convicts to be employed in any
one industry:
Provided, that the section shall not apply to the
manufactures by said convicts of any kinds of
goods when are not at the time this bill shall go
lnto eHect elsewhere manufactured in this State
Probably both bills will come up together.
Confidence in Secretary Gilbert.
The agricultural committee held an impor-
tant meeting today to discuss the Senate or
der relating to the x.officio positions of the
secretary OF the State Board of Agriculture.
Mr.. Gilbert, as has been often stated. is. by
virtue of his secretaryship, a director of the
agricultural expe riment station, and a cattle
commissioner. The committee deliberated
whether it would be better to take away any
Of these positions, and they decided, 8 to i.
that Mr.. Gilbert had SO conducted himself as
to retain their confidence, and ther efore that
the ex-Offici positions should be left to him.
The one who diSsented was Senator Allen of
Knox, who is member of the investigating
committee which has examined into the out
break Of tuberculosis.
Municipal Court Fees In Portland.
The bill cutting down the fees receivable
in the municipal court Of Portland in actions
II, rem, Gin cases where liquor is seized but
no possessor is found was before the judic-
iary committee this afternoon. The county
commissioners of Cumberland county were
present with Hon. G. F. Libby, their attor-
ney, to explain the bill, which Is the one in
troduced in the House by Mr.. Dow several
days ago. To oppose the bill was Judge
Knight, representing Recorder Dyer, and